Arts Tower
The Arts Tower is a building at 12 Bolsover Street in Sheffield, England, belonging to the University of Sheffield and which opened in 1965. A spokesperson for English Heritage described it as "the most elegant university tower block in Britain of its period".
- Type: University building
- Description: building in Sheffield, England
- Address: Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weston Park and University House.
Weston Park
Park
Weston Park is a public park with an area of just over 5 hectares in the City of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It lies immediately west of the City Centre, alongside the Weston Park Museum. Weston Park is situated 670 feet west of Arts Tower.
University House
Community center
University House is a large 6-floor building in the centre of the University of Sheffield's campus which houses the University of Sheffield Students' Union. University House is situated 770 feet south of Arts Tower.
Sheffield Children’s Hospital
Hospital
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Netherthorpe and St George’s Quarter.
Netherthorpe
Suburb
Netherthorpe is a suburb of the City of Sheffield in England. It is one mile west of the city centre. It is mostly an area of local government built housing situated on a considerable slope running downhill from the Brook Hill roundabout, at a height of 350 feet, towards the Shalesmoor roundabout at a height of 160 feet over a distance of half a mile.
St George’s Quarter
Quarter
St. George's Quarter is one of the eleven "quarters" located in the centre of Sheffield, Yorkshire, devised in the 1994 City Centre Strategy. It is bounded by Upper Hanover Street to the west, West Street to the south, Rockingham Street to the east and Broad Lane to the north.
Devonshire Quarter
Quarter
The Devonshire Quarter is an area in the centre of Sheffield, England. Its heart is the Division Street and Devonshire Street shopping areas, known for their small independent shops and variety of pubs and bars.
Arts Tower
- Categories: tower block, building, office, and education
- Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.38275° or 53° 22′ 58″ north
Longitude
-1.48728° or 1° 29′ 14″ west
Height
256 feet (78 metres)
Roof shape
flat
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
9C5W9GM7+33
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
OpenStreetMap feature
office=university
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Arts Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “文塔”
- Chinese: “藝術塔”
- Slovenian: “Arts Tower”
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Highlights include Sheffield Authors Showcase and National Fairground & Circus Archive.
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